Kohler's men acted quickly and quickly sent the secret letter to Lucerne in central Switzerland and handed it over to Frenzberg. For this reason, Kohler's men ran several horses to death.
At this time, Frenzberg was planning a counterattack. He was shocked by the letter from Kohler. After seeing the content again, he was even more shocked...
"This... isn't this the 'art of war' that Lord Marin said before? How could it be? Could it be... Lord Marin was not dead, but deliberately hid and caused trouble?" Frenzberg deserves to be a person who has been with Marin and is familiar with Marin's character. Moreover, before, Marin had deliberately played "going abroad" in response to the Duchy of Geders. Therefore, this time he judged that Marin might be fine, just digging a hole for others.
Soon, he returned to the secret letter...
"What? The coalition of princes came to me? France went to the strong enemy in the west, and 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the north. Am I dead?" Frenzberg was a little panicked.
You should know that he only had 15,000 regular troops, plus the "Imperial Army" composed of four or five thousand eastern Swiss mountain men recruited from Switzerland. However, the "Imperial Army" that supported the Habsburg family was similar to the puppet army during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and its combat effectiveness was not strong. Although he was a little tougher than the Swiss mountain men, he was only stronger than ordinary militias and was still incomparable to the regular French army.
As for the Swiss Resistance Army, after France increased its troops, the total number of regular troops reached more than 20,000, plus seven or eight thousand spontaneously organized against the Habsburg family, which had already formed a military advantage. Before, Frenzberg didn't know that his opponent had increased his troops and accidentally suffered a secret loss. Fortunately, the losses were not big and he retreated in time.
If Frenzberg had not intervened by the coalition forces of the princes, he would have been confident that even if he had no chance of winning, he would not have been defeated by the Swiss Resistance Army, even if the French had increased their troops. After all, from a military perspective, Frenzberg's army had more advanced combat tactics.
However, if there is a 50,000 or 60,000 troops from the coalition of princes in the north, it would be different...
Frenzberg looked down on the combat effectiveness of the princely coalition forces. If the number of people is the same, Frenzberg is confident that he can easily defeat the princely coalition forces. In time, he has the confidence to win. However, when the number of princely coalition forces is four times that of his, he has no confidence.
Nowadays, neither the Swiss and French coalitions in the west nor the princes in the north can compete with his subordinates.
Although he could also ask the emperor for help, it was too late. Even if the emperor sent troops to rescue him, it would take time. The enemy was about to arrive. It is said that the coalition of princes had besieged Karlsruhe, the capital of Badenbe, for a long time.
But strangely, the coalition of princes did not take any action, but instead made way out of the road south of Karlsruhe, which was a bit like the military tactics of "surrounding three quads and one" that Marin said at the beginning.
Previously, Frenzberg, who received the news, thought that the coalition of princes did not want to suffer too much and forced Earl Christopher to escape.
However, judging from the current intelligence, the coalition of princes was not just forcing Earl Christopher to flee south, but wanted to force Earl Christopher to Switzerland. At that time, the coalition of princes would have an excuse to enter Switzerland - chasing Earl of Baden Christopher...
Then, the two sides had friction, and the coalition of princes decisively turned against each other...
Frenzberg, who was already very talented, has reasoned out the whole process. But no wonder, if it weren't for this talent, Frenzberg wouldn't have been valued by Marin. In history, Frenzberg was the authentic godfather of the German mercenary.
But even if you reason about it, you can't help...
The Swiss-French coalition forces are more than 20,000, and the princely coalition forces are 50,000 or 60,000... No matter how you think about it, you are desperate...
"Maybe, Lord Marin's advice was correct?" Frenzberg thought for a while, and it seemed that Marin's advice was very good.
Because the Graubinden area not only leans behind Austria, but also connects to the south to the Principality of Milan, an ally of the Habsburg family, and it is very convenient to get reinforcements.
More importantly, the northern and western regions of Graubinden are steep mountains, which are very dangerous and very conducive to defense. The road is high and the mountain roads are rugged, which is the best terrain for defense. It can be seen that Frenzberg can be sure that Marin is still alive. Moreover, this letter must have been guided by Marin.
As long as you retreat to the Glaubinden area, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the Swiss and French coalitions and the princely coalitions are strong, it will be difficult to break through natural dangers. However, the efforts in Switzerland over the years have been in vain...
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"What should I do? What should I do?" Frenzberg walked around in a panic.
At this moment, he suddenly looked at a portrait hanging on the wall and murmured to himself:
"Mr. Marin, is your only way to retreat to Graubinden?" Obviously, the portrait hanging on the wall is Marin.
Speaking of which, Frenzberg still admires Marin very much. Otherwise, he would not have defected to Marin at the beginning.
However, for a knight in the Swabian region, the Habsburg royal family seemed to have a stronger appeal. Therefore, Frenzberg then turned to the Habsburg family. After all, the region where he lived, worshiping and users of the Habsburg royal family had almost become a habit. Moreover, the titles granted by the Habsburg family can be recognized throughout Europe. Unlike the original East Friesland state, people may not necessarily recognize the titles given by the East Friesland.
In fact, Frenzberg did not expect that Marin could be so big later that he actually captured a territorial 20 times the size of the East Friesland Kingdom and was promoted to the Grand Duke. This made him a little regretful, but he could not turn back even if he regretted it. Moreover, Emperor Maximilian I was also very nice to him and had no reason to betray him.
However, this did not affect Frenzberg's worship of Marin. Because Marin's career of rising was too legendary. From a thin wandering knight who was worse than Frenzberg's foundation, he became one of the most powerful princes in Germany. Even the novel was not so exaggerated...
Therefore, as a fan of Marin, Frenzberg posted a portrait of Marin on the wall of the study. This is like a later generation of star-chasers pasted an idol's pictorial on the wall of the bedroom. Moreover, this portrait was originally published by Marin in Beihai Kingdom, and the brainwashing portrait of the army "asking for instructions early and reporting late", which is very similar to the portrait of a great man in later generations...
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"If so, Lord Marin, how should we deal with it this time? Retreat to Graubinden... Although it is good, it always feels that it is not the best choice..." Frenzberg thought hard.
He guessed that Marin did not tell him the best choice. Because Marin was unwilling to see that the Habsburg family was too powerful. After all, the Habsburg family was a royal family. If it was too powerful, it would be easy to unify Germany. Marin himself was a separatist prince, how could he be willing to unify Germany? Therefore, reaching a balance between the emperor and the princes was what Marin was most happy to see.
It is indeed in line with Marin's interests that Frenzberg retreated to Graubinden - the interests of the Habsburg family were damaged, but their strength was preserved... As for the coalition of princes, it was a waste of time...
However, there are better choices...
Chapter completed!